Michigan — 13th District

D Democratic Donavan McKinney

Supports union rights, UBI, and taxing corporations

McKinney advocates for strengthening labor union rights, implementing universal basic income, and ensuring workers earn living wages. He proposes raising taxes on corporations and billionaires to fund public investments in housing, education, and healthcare.

• Proposes a universal basic income funded by higher taxes on corporations and the ultra-wealthy
• Supports protecting worker rights to organize unions and earn living wages
• Calls for billionaire wealth tax measures to address income inequality

“I’m fighting for all my union family and for every worker to have the right to form a union, earn a living wage, and be able to provide for their family.”

“Raising taxes on billionaires and corporations could fund crucial investments our community needs for housing, education, clean air & water, fair paying jobs and healthcare.”

D Democratic Donavan McKinney

Opposes military aid to Israel, supports diplomacy

McKinney advocates for a diplomacy-first foreign policy and pledges to co-sign the Block the Bombs Act to stop military aid and weapons transfers to Israel. He calls for an immediate end to the conflict in Gaza, full humanitarian aid access, and resuming funding for UNRWA.

• Pledges to co-sign the Block the Bombs Act to end U.S. military aid and arms sales to Israel
• Calls for resuming federal funding for UNRWA and humanitarian NGOs in Gaza
• Advocates reallocating defense contractor spending toward domestic infrastructure and community needs

“We need to end the military aid and arms that America gives to Israel, and pass legislation like the Block the Bombs Act, which I pledge to co-sign when elected.”

“In Congress, I will oppose the bottomless and unconditional funding of weapons and bombs because we cannot keep funding human rights violations and war crimes with our taxpayer dollars.”

D Democratic Donavan McKinney

Supports single-payer Medicare for All

McKinney supports a universal single-payer Medicare for All system that covers dental, vision, mental health, long-term care, and reproductive healthcare. He also supports lowering prescription drug prices and expanding community-based care.

• Supports Medicare for All covering dental, vision, mental health, and reproductive care
• Advocates for community-based long-term support services for disabled individuals
• Seeks federal action to lower prescription drug costs

“As a former leader within SEIU Healthcare Michigan, I know our families cannot afford anything less than Medicare for All, which would ensure everyone in this country has healthcare — no matter their employment status, zip code, race, gender, sexuality, or disability.”

D Democratic Donavan McKinney

Supports national homes guarantee and rent control

McKinney supports a national homes guarantee to construct millions of public and affordable housing units. He advocates for nationwide rent control, right-to-counsel legislation for tenants, and repealing the Faircloth Amendment.

• Calls for constructing 8.5 million public housing units and 3.5 million affordable housing units
• Supports repealing the Faircloth Amendment to expand federal public housing spending
• Advocates nationwide rent control caps, just-cause eviction protections, and legal counsel for tenants

“I support a national homes guarantee that would give every Michigander safe, sustainable, and permanently affordable housing.”

D Democratic Donavan McKinney

Supports Green New Deal and public transit

McKinney champions a Green New Deal to transition the nation to 100% clean and renewable energy while creating union jobs. He emphasizes environmental justice in polluted urban corridors and expansion of public transportation in metro Detroit.

• Supports Green New Deal legislation to transition to 100% renewable energy
• Advocates federal funding to expand public transit infrastructure in metro Detroit
• Pledges to hold utility monopolies accountable and address local air and water pollution

“A Green New Deal transitioning to 100% clean and renewable energy, would protect our planet’s future and create millions of good-paying green union jobs in Michigan.”

D Democratic Donavan McKinney

Supports tuition-free college, pre-K, and debt relief

McKinney advocates for increased federal investment in K-12 public education, universal free pre-K, and universal school lunches. He supports tuition-free public colleges, universities, and trade schools alongside total cancellation of student loan debt.

• Advocates for tuition-free public higher education and complete cancellation of existing student loan debt
• Supports federal funding for nationwide universal pre-K, higher teacher pay, and free school lunches
• Calls for fully funding the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

“All public colleges, universities, and trade schools should be tuition-free and all existing student loan debt should be canceled.”

D Democratic Donavan McKinney

Supports ending cash bail and reforming sentencing

McKinney supports comprehensive criminal justice reform, including ending cash bail and reallocating resources into community mental health, social work, and rehabilitation. He also advocates for ending qualified immunity and reforming sentencing guidelines.

• Supports federal legislation to end the cash bail system
• Advocates ending qualified immunity for law enforcement officers
• Calls for reallocating funds into social work, mental health care, and addiction rehabilitation

“That includes ending cash bail, because we should not be jailing people simply because they are poor. It includes reallocating funding to invest in social, health, and rehab services so that we are able to reach people who are at risk of incarceration before they end up stuck in the system.”

D Democratic Donavan McKinney

Supports federal abortion codification and EACH Act

McKinney supports codifying federal abortion rights, protecting access to medication abortion nationwide, and repealing the Hyde Amendment through the EACH Act to ensure low-income individuals can access reproductive healthcare.

• Supports codifying abortion access and medication abortion rights in federal law
• Advocates passing the EACH Act to repeal the Hyde Amendment
• Includes reproductive healthcare coverage in Medicare for All proposals

“We must codify abortion rights at the federal level and particularly protect access to medication abortion nationwide as Republicans focus their attacks on gutting access even in states that have protected abortion care like Michigan.”

D Democratic Donavan McKinney

Supports overturning Citizens United and donor restrictions

McKinney supports campaign finance reforms to curb corporate influence in elections, including overturning Citizens United and creating small-donor public financing. In Michigan, he sponsored legislation to ban political contributions from monopoly utilities and government contractors.

• Supports constitutional efforts to overturn the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling
• Advocates small-donor public matching funds for political campaigns
• Introduced state bills to ban campaign donations from monopoly utilities and state contractors

“In the State Legislature, I’ve fought to get big money out of politics, helping lead the introduction of a slate of bills in the State House that would ban monopoly utility corporations and government contractors from making political donations.”

D Democratic Donavan McKinney

Supports pathway to citizenship, opposes mass deportations

McKinney supports establishing a clear pathway to citizenship for immigrants, streamlining asylum processes, and shutting down for-profit detention centers. He opposes mass deportation initiatives and the criminalization of immigrant communities.

• Supports creating a pathway to citizenship for all undocumented immigrants
• Advocates closing private, for-profit immigration detention facilities
• Opposes mass deportations, internment policies, and ICE contracts with private prison companies

“We need a pathway to citizenship for all immigrants, tackle the bureaucracy that makes immigrating to this country so difficult, reform our asylum process, shut down for-profit detention centers, and not turn our back on refugees fleeing danger and disaster.”